'Impossible' Crystal Was Forged in World's First Nuclear Bomb Test
At 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945‚ in the state of New Mexico‚ a dreadful slice of history was made.The dawn calm was torn asunder as the United States Army detonated a plutonium implosion device…
11/18/2023 05:22
ALMA Takes Next-Level Images of a Protoplanetary Disk
The ESO’s Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is perched high in the Chilean Andes. ALMA is made of 66 high-precision antennae that all work together to observe light just between radio…
11/18/2023 01:44
Being Optimistic About Finances May Say Something About Your Thinking Skills
Being unrealistically optimistic might endear a person to those around them‚ but the risky behavior that comes from it may not always follow sage advice. Now a new study has linked higher levels of financial…
11/17/2023 23:31
Cats Might Be Communicating With Bacteria Living in Their Butts
Scientists at the University of California Davis are sniffing out the complex communication behind animal scent‚ beginning with the butts of domestic cats.By analyzing the anal gland secretions of 23…
11/17/2023 23:00
We’re Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With Lasers
In October 2023‚ NASA launched its long-awaited on-again‚ off-again Psyche mission. The spacecraft is on its way to study the metal-rich asteroid 16-Psyche‚ an M-type asteroid that could be the remnant…
11/17/2023 23:00
Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time
On Earth‚ there is a phenomenon known as nightglow‚ where the atmosphere experiences faint light emissions that prevent the night sky from becoming completely dark. This is caused by various processes…
11/17/2023 21:27
Can a Dead Star Keep Exploding?
In September 2022‚ an automated sky survey detected what seemed to be a supernova explosion about one billion light-years away. The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) spotted it and gave it the name AT2022tsd.…
11/17/2023 20:26
New study reveals the genetics of human head shape
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and KU Leuven have discovered a suite of genes that influence head shape in humans. These findings‚ published this week in Nature Communications‚ help explain…
11/17/2023 18:06
Putting an end to plastic separation anxiety
Bio-based plastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) were invented to help solve the plastic waste crisis‚ but they often end up making waste management more challenging. Because these materials look and…
11/17/2023 18:06
Ingestible electronic device detects breathing depression in patients
Diagnosing sleep disorders such as sleep apnea usually requires a patient to spend the night in a sleep lab‚ hooked up to a variety of sensors and monitors. Researchers from MIT‚ Celero Systems‚ and West…
11/17/2023 18:06
Benefits of adolescent fitness to future cardiovascular health possibly overestimated
There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. However‚ when researchers adjusted for familial factors by means…
11/17/2023 18:06
A deep-sea fish inspired researchers to develop supramolecular light-driven machinery
The vision system‚ evolved over millions of years‚ is highly complex. To make vision sensitive throughout the whole range of visible wavelengths‚ Nature employs a supramolecular chemistry approach. The…
11/17/2023 18:06
Comprehensive guideline on using biomarkers for monitoring Crohn's disease
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new evidence-based guideline recommending the use of blood and stool-based biomarkers to help manage Crohn's disease‚ a type of inflammatory…
11/17/2023 16:25
New ultra stainless steel for hydrogen production
A research project led by Professor Mingxin Huang at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has made a brand-new breakthrough over conventional stainless steel and…
11/17/2023 16:25
Scientists have solved the damselfly color mystery
For over 20 years‚ a research team at Lund University in Sweden has studied the common bluetail damselfly. Females occur in three different colour forms -- one with a male-like appearance‚ something that…
11/17/2023 16:25
Following a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of cognitive decline in older people
Old people who follow a Mediterranean diet are at a lower risk of cognitive decline‚ according to a study published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. The study provides new evidence…
11/17/2023 16:25
Heart repair via neuroimmune crosstalk
Unlike humans‚ zebrafish can completely regenerate their hearts after injury. They owe this ability to the interaction between their nervous and immune systems‚ as researchers led by Suphansa Sawamiphak…
11/17/2023 16:25
Environment and wallet benefit from redispensing cancer pills
Redispensing cancer drugs reduces both environmental impact and medical costs‚ according to research from Radboudumc pharmacy published in JAMA Oncology. The annual savings could amount to tens of millions.…
11/17/2023 16:25
Three-pronged approach discerns qualities of quantum spin liquids
In 1973‚ physicist Phil Anderson hypothesized that the quantum spin liquid‚ or QSL‚ state existed on some triangular lattices‚ but he lacked the tools to delve deeper. Fifty years later‚ a team led by…
11/17/2023 16:25
Heat tolerant coral may trade fast growth for resilience
Algae living within the soft tissue of coral supply much of the energy needed by their hosts‚ and some symbiotic algae help coral withstand warmer water better than others. In a recently published study…
11/17/2023 16:25